On March 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. eastern time, the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations will hold its annual hearing on the fiscal year 2017 appropriations request of the Library of Congress, which includes the U.S. Copyright Office budget request. Acting Librarian of Congress David S. Mao will testify. United States Register of Copyrights Maria A. Pallante will be on hand to answer questions regarding the Copyright Office. The live stream should be available here. You can access the Register’s written statement here.

Please note that this hearing follows the appropriations hearing to review the FY17 HUD budget request and the start time may therefore shift.